Data Systems Architect

4 days ago


Seattle, Washington, United States MotherDuck Full time

About MotherDuck

We're a dynamic team on a mission to revolutionize the way people interact with and understand their data. Our goal is to empower and delight data practitioners by building an innovative, scalable, and collaborative experience atop the DuckDB open-source project.

We've launched a minimum viable product and are now seeking your expertise to build key pieces of our infrastructure, scale our operational maturity, and contribute directly to a delightful product experience.

As a Software Engineer on our Platforms team, you'll be responsible for designing and optimizing the runtime that manages our fleet of little DuckDBs hard at work running customer queries. Challenges include dynamic resource allocation, custom storage formats, state management, and observability.

You have a passion for being at the center of many moving pieces, partnering with internal engineering teams, cross-functional partners, and customers to weave together a coherent system. You know what it takes to build a distributed system that is reliable, efficient, secure, and observable, but you also know how to launch and iterate in a fast-paced environment.

Core Responsibilities:

  • Design, build, and maintain the server-side infrastructure for MotherDuck.
  • Write clean, well-documented, and maintainable code that follows established coding standards and best practices.
  • Monitor and troubleshoot production issues, and work to resolve them in a timely manner.
  • Embrace feedback, empower your teammates, and invest in the team's success.
  • Go beyond the job description to ensure we build an extraordinary product for our users.

Requirements and Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
  • 5+ years of experience in software development, with a focus on backend development and DevOps.
  • Experience with C++ programming or other systems programming languages.
  • Experience with infrastructure management, deployment automation, and scaling.
  • Strong understanding of distributed systems and microservices architecture.
  • Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure.
  • Experience with SQL databases, such as PostgreSQL and DuckDB.
  • Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.
  • Self-directed, can get at the core of a problem independently but solve it as a team.
  • Sense of fun, ability to not take yourself too seriously.

Benefits:

  • $120,000 - $180,000 per year (estimated salary).
  • 100% paid medical, dental, and vision for employees.
  • 80% paid medical, dental, and vision for dependents.
  • Unlimited Paid Time Off.
  • 401k plan.
  • Regular company-wide and team offsites at various locations.
  • Hybrid work environment.


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